Robert Whittaker isn’t stepping out of the middleweight title picture just yet. “The Reaper” successfully held his spot in the contenders’ line on Saturday with a unanimous decision win over Jared Cannonier in the co-main event of UFC 254 in Abu Dhabi. In the lead-up to the fight, much of the talk swirled around Cannonier
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Khabib Nurmagomedov turned in a career-high performance on Saturday with a second-round submission of Justin Gaethje that unified the UFC lightweight title and extended his unbeaten streak to 29-0. Then Nurmagomedov shocked everyone by putting down his gloves and announcing his retirement after breaking down in tears with the 29th win of his career. Fighting
Watch Robert Whittaker vs. Jared Cannonier full fight video highlights from UFC 254’s co-main event above, courtesy of the UFC. UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje took place Oct. 24 at the Flash Forum in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Robert Whittaker (22-5) and Jared Cannonier (13-5) collided in a middleweight contest in the night’s co-main
MMA Fighting has UFC 254 results for the Khabib vs. Gaethje event on Saturday, live blogs of the six-fight main card, and live UFC 254 Twitter updates. In the main event, UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov will put his belt on the line against challenger Justin Gaethje, who was won four fights in a row.
Lauren Murphy realizes the risk she’s taking at UFC 254 and the reward should lead her to an opportunity to fight for the women’s flyweight title. Murphy, who was originally scheduled to face Cynthia Calvillo on Saturday before a positive COVID-19 test forced Calvillo out of the matchup, will now take on newcomer Liliya Shakirova
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James Krause wants to make it clear that while the animosity between him and Joaquin Buckley isn’t anything too dramatic, it is very, very real. A week after Buckley became a viral sensation for his one-of-a-kind knockout of Impa Kasanganay at UFC Fight Island 5, his name remained in the headlines when Krause was asked
Khabib Nurmagomedov’s august resume is rightly in the spotlight at UFC 254. He’s 28-0 as a professional fighter with 12 straight wins in the UFC including three consecutive wins in title fights. Nurmagomedov has only lost one round during his entire MMA career — the third round in his showdown with Conor McGregor — and
Bella Mir can’t actually remember when she started learning martial arts. All she knows for certain is she was still wearing diapers when her father, former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir, was teaching her how to apply and escape an arm bar. Now just days away from her professional fighting debut, Mir is excited for
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Khabib Nurmagomedov is not a man of mystery. Ahead of his showdown with Justin Gaethje in the UFC 254 main event, the undefeated lightweight champion isn’t exactly keeping his plans for the fight a secret. In fact, Nurmagomedov is more than happy to lay out his game plan just days away from the fight and
UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov isn’t completely opposed to the idea of a rematch with Conor McGregor. But if it ever happens, it’s going to be on his terms. Nurmagomedov on Monday said if McGregor is able to defeat Dustin Poirier in a rematch on Jan. 23, he believes another fight with the Irish star
Khabib Nurmagomedov and Justin Gaethje will battle inside the octagon on Oct. 24 to decide who walks away as the only lightweight champion in the company, and the UFC has released the second official trailer for UFC 254, dubbing it “the biggest title fight of the year.” Nurmagomedov, 28-0 as a professional, returns to Abu
ABU DHABI — Bantamweight Said Nurmagomedov spoke with reporters backstage on Yas Island following his first-round knockout win over Mark Striegl at UFC Fight Island 6 and discussed his second promotional finish, being surprised Striegl didn’t try and wrestle right away, being open to saying in Abu Dhabi to fight at next Saturday’s UFC 254
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Watch Vasiliy Lomachenko vs. Teofimo Lopez full fight video highlights from boxing’s main event above, courtesy of ESPN. The Lomachenko vs. Lopez event took place Oct. 17 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Vasiliy Lomachenko (14-2) defended his WBA (Super), WBO and The Ring lightweight titles. Teofimo Lopez (16-0) put his
James Krause is certainly no stranger to jumping on a short notice opportunity and will do so once again this weekend. Krause steps in on two week’s notice to face Claudio Silva at Saturday’s UFC Fight Island 6 event in Abu Dhabi. In his most recent appearance, the 34-year-old went up a weight class to
MMA Fighting has UFC Fight Island 6 results for the Ortega vs. Jung fight card in Abu Dhabi on Saturday, live blogs of the top two fights, and live UFC Fight Island 6 Twitter updates. The scheduled main event features a featherweight showdown between Brian Ortega and “The Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung. Also on